QUEENSFERRY TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC158599 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-12

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (8 active, 40 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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officers · CH01
2025-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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address · AD01
2023-05-29
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MCLAREN, Keith Anthony appointed
director
2023-05-29
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officers · AP01
2023-05-05
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address · AD01
2023-01-16
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accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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CAMPBELL, Gillian Fay appointed
director
2023-01-12
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SINCLAIR, Douglas Cassie appointed
director
2023-01-12
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officers · AP01
2023-01-12
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officers · AP01
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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officers · TM01
2020-12-07
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HOLEHOUSE, Andrew Neville resigned
director
2020-11-16
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officers · AP01
2020-11-16
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officers · TM01
2020-11-03
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CARTY, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2020-11-03
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HALLY, Paul William resigned
director
2020-10-07
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HONEYMAN, Greig, Mr. resigned
director
2020-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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BLAIN, Andrew John appointed
director
2019-04-30
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GIBB, Stephen John resigned
director
2017-04-30
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CUNNINGHAM, John Gordon resigned
director
2016-04-30
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ROBERTSON, William Brian resigned
director
2014-11-27
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KNOX, Louisa Stewart appointed
director
2014-11-27
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MCGILL, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2014-11-27
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RUST, Malcolm Hamilton appointed
director
2014-11-27
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HONEYMAN, Greig, Mr. resigned
secretary
2014-11-27
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CUNNINGHAM, John Gordon appointed
director
2014-11-27
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GIBB, Stephen John appointed
director
2014-11-27
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HALLY, Paul William appointed
director
2014-11-27
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HOLEHOUSE, Andrew Neville appointed
director
2014-11-27
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ROBERTSON, William Brian appointed
director
2014-11-27
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TAYLOR, Andrew Messer resigned
director
2011-07-31
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HOLLOWAY, Alan resigned
director
2011-07-31
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MARTIN, Anna resigned
director
2010-12-01
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GEDDES, Fraser Alexander John resigned
director
2010-04-06
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MARTIN, Anna appointed
director
2009-09-28
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HUTCHISON, Fiona Kathleen resigned
director
2008-06-01
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LETLEY, Julie Anne resigned
director
2008-01-08
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KERR, Gerard William resigned
director
2007-06-19
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HOLLOWAY, Alan appointed
director
2007-06-19
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KERR, Gerard William appointed
director
2007-03-22
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GEDDES, Fraser Alexander John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Queensferry Securities Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Queensferry Securities Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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QUEENSFERRY TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC158599

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Queensferry Securities Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-06-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp

9 Haymarket Square

Edinburgh

EH3 8FY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08